California Public Schools Get So-So Marks in WalletHub Study; Massachusetts Shines

The Golden State falls into the High Spending, Weak School System category, placing 30th overall in an assessment of quality and safety.

A student exits a bus as he arrives at Venice High School in Los Angeles on Dec. 16, 2015. Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters

California placed 30th in a ranking of states’ public school systems in a study published July 21 by the financial research company WalletHub, landing it in a category of states with high education spending and poor outcomes.

Although the Golden State ranked 17th in school funding, the state’s school systems ranked lower when quality and safety were considered.